NCRI Staff
NCRI - Iran has been meddling in the internal affairs of numerous nations across the Middle East in its bid for regional hegemony. It has also been fuelling conflicts and wars, such as those in Syria and Yemen, and it has been funding terrorist groups and militias for years. It is at the centre of most conflicts in the region and its belligerence is increasing, along with its desperation.
General Joseph Votel who is in charge of US Command spoke this week about Iran. He said that although the American-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria does not have countering Iran as its mission, it is still an issue that needs to be dealt with.
He said that the relationship between the Iraqi government, the Syrian Democratic Forces and the coalition has put the United States in a position to “impede Iran’s objectives of establishing lines of communication through these critical areas and trying to connect Tehran to Beirut, for example”.
Last month, officials from the Tump administration had said that the United States military will remain in Syria even after ISIS has been defeated. They stated that one of the main reasons for this was to curb Iran’s belligerence in the Middle East and to stop its influence from further spreading.
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